Product Details

• Actors: Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Alberto Rinaldi, Florindo Andreolli
• Directors: Franco Zeffirelli
• Writers: Giovanni Verga, Guido Menasci, Ruggero Leoncavallo
• Format: Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (DTS 5.1), Unknown (PCM Stereo), Italian (DTS 5.1), Italian (PCM Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
• DVD Release Date: June 14, 2005
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007P0LNE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,286 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo, Stratas, Pons, Bruson, Obraztsova, Pretre" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The Zefferilli film versions of the two operas about passion, jealousy, betrayal, and revenge.
Genre: Music Videos - Classical
Rating: NR
Release Date: 14-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Double Delight--Scary, yet Beautiful, October 15, 2006

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Mr John Haueisen (WORTHINGTON, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo, Stratas, Pons, Bruson, Obraztsova, Pretre (DVD)

Rarely is it more appropriate to put two works on the same DVD.
Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana are two tales of the deadly results of jealousy. In both of these, one spouse is manipulated into murdering the other spouse.

Both are not stage productions but instead are filmed by Franco Zeffirelli, in the incomparable style you would expect of him. The "Tuscan sunset glow" and Italian countryside make this teatro verissmo even more real for us.

Placido Domingo (Canio) and Teresa Stratas (Nedda) give us an unforgettable pair of star-crossed lovers. Their singing and acting are spectacular. Besides what you would expect--that Placido's "Vesti la giubba" is gut-wrenchingly tearful, Zeffirelli has enhanced the production with insightful close-ups such as when Nedda is putting on her make-up, because "the show must go on." It's a ghostly parallel to "Vesti la giubba" as she looks into her mirror, and sees a ghostly white reflection.

Please see this film. Your spine will tingle even more than you already felt when you first heard Enrico Caruso sing "Vesti la giubba." It's a scary yet beautiful, non-stop runaway ride towards disaster.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a Novice and I Loved It, June 26, 2006

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Steven R. Marcom (McLean, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo, Stratas, Pons, Bruson, Obraztsova, Pretre (DVD)

I am not a sophisticated critic, familiar with different recordings and nuances of opera - I just love to listen and watch. What I most loved were Zeffirelli's wonderful landscapes, colors and settings that set off the singing. Placado Domingo, so familiar, just blends into his roles and his superb voice seems effortless. I found the young Stratas so sexy and vulnerable, Wow! ... and Obraztova solid and sour and pitiful, as called for. I could watch it again - that is what counts for me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars two great operas, May 5, 2007

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emma (NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo, Stratas, Pons, Bruson, Obraztsova, Pretre (DVD)

I generally prefer opera stage productions to movies of opera. Opera movies typically lack a human connection between the performers and audience that stage productions have. This makes more difficult to enjoy the opera experience. But for this DVD gave me the joy of a live opera. I loved every second of these two works. Both are tragic tales of jealousy. In Pag, Domingo and Stratas portray their respective characters vividly and convincingly. Pag is a better written opera than Cav, but Cav is the one I'd watch repetitively many times with great enjoyment. The duet of Turiddu and Santuzza is so powerful and haunting. Many tenors tend to play Turiddu just angry and nasty when they sing the duet. But here Doming gives a nuance to the role by playing angry, yet exasperated and troubled. Plus, Obraztsova does a great job portraying jealous, miserable, and angry Santuzza. You just can't help but have compassion on her. Despite the fact that the picture is a little grainy, this DVD is great. In short, in both operas, the casting and performances were outstanding.